Flynn told former business associate that Russia sanctions would be ‘ripped up,’ according to congressional witness

The following article by Tom Hamburger was posted on the Washington Post website December 6, 2017:

As President Trump delivered his inaugural address on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in January , his new national security adviser, Michael Flynn, sent a text to a former business associate telling him that a plan to build nuclear power plants in the Middle East in partnership with Russian interests was “good to go,” according to a witness who spoke with congressional investigators.

Flynn had assured his former associate that U.S. sanctions against Russia would immediately be “ripped up” by the Trump administration, a move that would help facilitate the deal, the associate told the witness. Continue reading “Flynn told former business associate that Russia sanctions would be ‘ripped up,’ according to congressional witness”